Thanksgiving '09

Words cannot express how wonderful this past week has been! Yay for Thanksgiving Break!! I especially have enjoyed being out of school and spending all day at home with the kiddos. We have been so busy this week visiting, decorating, shopping and relaxing (if that's possible)ha ha. I have posted below lots of pictures from the past week and of course Thanksgiving Day.

Playdate & Potty Training

Over the week, Karson came to visit and play. The boys had a fabulous time and played so well together. Karson has recently potty-trained and is wearing big boy pants now. Collin has been using the potty often, but not enough to transfer to real undies. Since this playdate, Collin has been inspired to wear only pull ups and big boy undies. So far we've had several accidents, but I think we are off to a good start! Thanks Karson for giving us some motivation in this area :)

Deck the Halls....




Collin and Brantlee were festive in their Christmas pj s while they "helped" me decorate the tree. So far, the tree hasn't fallen... it just loses a few ornaments here and there.

Time for turkey!!
Our first Thanksgiving stop was at Nana and Papa's for lunch. Just about everyone from that side of the family came, including the LA crew. Benjamin (almost 3) and Nicholas (15 mos) got to play with Collin and Brantlee. We haven't seen them in 2 years!! So this was a very exciting time for everyone :) The food was delicious... as it always is. And we had entirely too much... as we always do. It was just so nice to catch up with people after so long, and to discover that so many things/jokes never change! Fun times!!


Brantlee's "cover girl" pose

Too many M & M's in her mouth to smile


Resting after a game of football

Run Collin Run!!

So cold, but such a BEAUTIFUL day to celebrate


Looking for snakes and bugs in the woods

Nick, Collin and Ben dancing to the Wiggles!

Then to MeeMaw and Paw Paw's...

The men discussing the game

Typical Thanksgiving eve ... cards, egg nog, football, and leftovers from lunch. This year several people were able to come that don't always get to, so that made it even better.

It's funny that no matter how many adults are around, the focus is always on the little ones. These three great grandkids certainly don't mind the limelight that's for sure! I can't wait for Christmas!!!